The BJP has filed a complaint with the Enforcement Directorate, the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Lokayukta against Siddaramaiah as well as Bengaluru Development Minister KJ George alleging a garbage scam to the tune of Rs 688 crore in the local civic body.

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Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is under scanner after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused him of involvement in a ‘mega garbage scam’.

The BJP has filed a complaint with the Enforcement Directorate, the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Lokayukta against Siddaramaiah as well as Bengaluru Development Minister KJ George alleging a garbage scam to the tune of Rs 688 crore in the local civic body.

The complaint was filed by NR Ramesh, spokesperson of the BJP city unit.

Ramesh has alleged that the BBMP spent Rs 1,066 crore on waste disposal in 2016-17, compared with just Rs 385 crore in the previous financial year (2015-16).

“There is a steep rise of Rs 688 crore in the spending on waste disposal. It is almost a 265% increase,” Ramesh said, as per PTI.